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Nagpur level crossing disaster
Location of Maharashtra state in India
Details
Date
3 February 2005
Location
Maharashtra
Country
India
Statistics
Deaths
58
The Nagpur level crossing disaster was an accident that occurred on 3 February 2005, when a crowded trailer being towed by a tractor was hit by a train near the village of Kanan, 20 km from Nagpur in Maharashtra, India, causing 58 fatalities.[1][2]
^"Train accidents on Indian Railways since 1960-61" (PDF). Indian Railways.
^"52 killed as train hits tractor-trolley near Nagpur". www.outlookindia.com. 3 February 2005. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
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